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> how much of that is based on sensational news reporting? (The same news reporting that has half of America convinced that you’ll be cut down by gunfire five m
by bnralt 3y ago
> how much of that is based on sensational news reporting? (The same news reporting that has half of America convinced that you’ll be cut down by gunfire five minutes after arriving in any American city.)
You’re even less likely to die in a mass shooting event than a random criminal act. Do you think that people who make a big deal about mass shootings and say that it’s extremely important that we address the issue are also being driven by “sensational news reporting”?
- lupusreal 3y ago[dead]
- pauldenton 3y agohttps://www.policemag.com/patrol/news/15310860/half-of-surveys-very-liberal-respondents-believe-1000-or-more-unarmed-black-men-killed-by-police-in-2019 https://www.policemag.com/patrol/news/15310860/half-of-surve... Half of Survey's Very Liberal Respondents Believe 1,000 or More Unarmed Black Men Killed by Police in 2019 The Washington Post database says the number was 12. The Mapping Police Violence database say the number was 27.
- sickofparadox 3y agoAbsolutely, yes. Especially when you consider that the definition of mass shooting changes depending on the database being used and activists in the anti-gun lobby will shift between them when its politically convenient.